Turret lathe headstock



Oct. l, 1946.

R. KURZWEIL TURRET LATHE HEADSTOGK Filed may 5, 1943 2 sheets-sheet 1 Oct. 1511946. R. KuRzwEn.

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, TURRET. LATHE HEADSTOCK Robert Kurzweil, Kew Gardens, N. Y., assignor to Morey Machinery Co., Inc., Astoria, Long Island, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 5, 1943, serial No. 485,955

20 Claims. (Cl. 82-28) Y vThis invention relates to headstocks and is particularly directed to a headstock of a turret lathe.

An' object of'this invention is to provide in a headstock of the character described, improved means to drive the spindle at a high speed range and low speed range. The means fordriving the spindle at the high speed range comprises a'direct drive onthe spindle without the use of gears, thereby eliminating any possible chatter marks on the work piece. The driving connection betweenV the motor and the spindle is by means of rubber belts which provide a smooth drive due to the elasticity of the belts.

A further object of this inventionis to provide in a headstock of the character described, a spindle supported in the headstock casing on a pair f bearings, and highly improved means to drive the spindle, including a sleeve telescoped on the spindle and supported in a separate pair of bearings in the headstock casing, a clearance being provided between the sleeve and the spindle, and a clutch comprising a part on thesleeve and a part on the spindle whereby when the clutch is actuated the spindle is driven from the sleeve without imposing any bending moment on the spindle.

With such construction whenthe clutch is in D ing the clutch, torque is transmitted from the l sleeve to the spindle Without any bending moment being imposed on the spindle as a result of the drive'. Thus the loadcaused by beltltension is taken up through the sleeve in the housing or headstock casing itself and does not affect the spindle; and this advantage is due to the fact that the sleeve is separately supported in the headstock and does not rest' upon the spindle.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a headstock of the character described a spindle supported on vspaced bearings` in the headstock, a sleeve telescopd on the spindle and .likewise s'upported'on separate bearings in the headstock, a clutch directly connecting the sleeve with the spindle to 'provide ahigh speed range drive for the spindle, there further being provided a low range speed drive, the same comprising a gear mounted by means of a bearing on the spindle and clutched to the spindle, and connected to a gear on the sleevethrough back gears. The back gear drive consists of four gears, providing aY means of reducing the spindle 'speed in one step byva given ratio. .y

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide in a headstock of the character described, a brakeA normally engaging the spindle when the clutch is in neutral position, and means to simultaneously connect the spindle to either the high speed range drive or the low speed range drive through clutches, and simultaneously release the brake, the construction being such that the clutches and brake are controlled by one single lever. The improved brake actuating device comprises a vcam which may be moved in either direction to actuate the brake with a minimum l' bearings inthe headstock housing, said roller bearings facing each other with the tapers of the rollers in opposite directions, adjustment of both bearings being eiected by one nut on the spindle,

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a headstock of the character described a sleeve telescoped on the spindle and clutched to the spindle,'with a clearance between the spindle and sleeve, said spindle being supported in the housing likewise' by means of `a pair of roller bearings facing Yeach other with the tapers of the rollers infopposite directions, and adjustment for both bearings being by means of a single nut, such bearings being furthermore Lspaced from each other, and said sleeve supporting a gear mounted thereon and between the bearings for engagementwiththe back. gears likewise clutched to the spindle, said sleeve, clutches and back gears being interposed between the two roller bearings which support the spindle, thereby providing a well balanced construction.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a compact, rugged and durable headstock of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble, which shall -be smooth and positive in operation, and yet practical and eiiicient to a high degree. Other vobjects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consistsin the'features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exempliiied in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown one of .the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention, f n

Fig. l is a` horizontal, cross-,sectional view lof, a

3 headstock embodying the invention taken through the axis of the spindle;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is disclosed' .therein a headstock embodying the invention. The same comprises a headstock casing or housing 9 in which there is mounted a pair. of spaced roller bearings 1 facing each other with the tapers of the rollers in opposit'e directions. J ournalled within the roller bearings 1 is a hollow spindle the front en'd of which' is en'- larged as at Il. There is attached to said front end by means of screws 2l, a retainer i3 for a spring collet I5. A driving button' l1 on the head Il of the spindle registers in blind hole 1'9 of the retainer I3. The spindle may be furthermore provided with screw threaded apertures 23 for attachment of a chuck thereto, in the manner well known in the art. 4

Highly improved means is provided for driving the spindle. To this end a portion 49 of casing or housing 9 supports a pair of spaced roller bearings 4I facing each other likewise with the tapers of said roller bearings in opposite directions. It will be noted that .the roller bearings 4I are disposed between the roller bearings 1. Telescoped on the spindle 5 is a sleeve`41 journalled within the roller bearings 4| and thus being supported directly by the headstock housing through the roller bearings. A clearance is provided between the sleeve 41 and the spindle whereby said sleeve and spindle are concentric or coaxial. a

Keyed to one end portion 5l of sleeve 41Y is a pulley 53 engaged by rubber orielastic V belts 55 connected to a motor in the vase of the lathe (not shown) or any other suitable motive power. On the sleeve 41 and between the roller bearings 4I is, a pinion or gear 43 keyed to the sleeve as at 45. At one end of the sleeve 41 is a clutch spider 39.

In order to remove a belt 55 for replacement it is contemplated that portions of the housing may be removable to provide Vaccessto the belt pulley 53 and removal of the belt 55atherefrom. The headstock housing is formed with parallel walls 9a and 9b provided with .through openings 9j receiving the bearings 59a and an` extension 9c outwardly ofA the parallel wall 9a is formed with an opening 9d. The housing is further formed with a bracket like part HB3 located therein and spaced from the inner rim of the opening 9d as well 'as from the parallel wall 9a. A cover 9e is provided for the opening in the extension 9c. The other parallel wall 9b and the part |93 are formed with aligned bearings 1, 1a respectively, in which the spindle 5 is journalled.

The parallel wall 9a is formed with a through opening 9j through which the spindle 5 passes and is supported by the bearing means 4l, Vthere being a sleeve 41 surrounding the spindle which is journalled in the bearing means 4I It will be noted that the sleeve 41 projects beyond the rst parallel wall 9a and into the extension 9C of the housing and that the pulley 53 is fixed to that portion of the sleeve which so projects. Thus the pulley is located between part |03 of the headstock housing and the parallel wall 9a and because of .this disposition of parts .the endless belt, when taken'oi the pulley may be received through the space between the part 4 |93 and the inner rim 9d of the opening in the extension.

Removal of the pulley belt is thus conveniently accomplished merely by removing the cover 9e and slipping the belt over the annular structure i113.

In the spindle is a double ball bearing 66 and .journalled on said ball bearing is agear 62 provided with a clutch spider 64. J ournalled within a pair of horizontal, space-d, ball bearings in the headstock housing is a back shaft 59. Keyed to one end of the shaft 59 is a gear 51 meshing with the gear 43,v and 4carried on said back shaft is also a gear 6U meshing with the gear 62.

Mounted' on the spindle 5 and keyed .thereto Y and disposed between the clutch spiders 39 and v the inclined surfaces 19.

Interposed between one collar 33 and clutch spiderf39 are members 29 supporting notched discs 3l receiving said spider 39 Within said notches. Engaged/by the other'v collar 33 are members 29 adapted to press' against notched discs 3l likewise having notches receiving the spider 64 therein.

The clutch is of well known construction and when the ringV 10 is moved to the. left the spindle will be' clutched to the sleeve to transmit the drive from the' pulley 53 directly to the spindle while the back gears idle. Upon movement of the ring 18 to the right, the spindle is clutched to gear 62 whereby ,the drive for the spindle is through the back gears.

One end of driving sleeve 41 is threaded, and receives a nut |92` which presses the pulley aga-inst one roller bearing and pulls up on sleeve d1 so that the clutch spider portion 39 thereof presses against the other roller bearing. The cones of the -roller bearings are adapted to press inwardlyl against parts49a, 49h' of the headstock housing.` With such construction the adjustment of `the roller bearings 4i is taken upv by the single nut |072.

The roller bearingsV 1a on the extreme left end of the spindle as viewed may' likewise be adjusted by means of a nut |05 on a threaded portion' of the spindle. By adjusting the nut 05 the cone of roller bearing `1ct on the left endvof the spindle 5, as viewed is pressed against a bearing cover' i031) iixed to a portion |03 of the headstock housing.

Means is provided to selectively actuate the clutches. To this end there is journalled on opposite walls of the housing a ,vertical shaft'84 supporting a. lever fork 82. OnV the lower bifurcated arms of the forkv are shoes 80 engaging in the groove 12 of, said ring 10. Fixed to the upper end of shaft 84 is a lever handle 85 to actuate thelclutches. l

lUpon swinging lever 85, fork B2 will swing to shift ring, 1U, to the right or left, depending upon the direction of movement of the lever, to selectively actuate .the high and lowI ranged speed clutches.

Means is provided to brake the spindle when the clutch is in neutral, and release the brake this end theupper'end of-jtheforkzlever 82fis bifurcated as at'86 supporting a transverseV pivot pin 81.r Pivoted to said pinv81 is'a horizontal rod 90, formed` with a groove providing a pair of opposite frusto-oonical Acamrneizlv surfacesv 93, 94. Said rod kpasses through openings in a slotted block 9| iixed to the.` housing. Y f Keyed to the spindle is a brake drum 98 formed with an external annular groove 99. Surrounding the brake drum area, pair of yokes 96, 91 having substantially semiannular portions |00, IUI, engaged within said groove 99. 7

Said yokes 96, 91 are pivoted together at one end asat 104. .The yoke'98 isvformedvwith a through opening; `and screwed to the other yoke S1 isla pin I08-passing through said opening and carrying` a nutA onv its outer end. f

.Interposed between said nut and the yoke 96 is a-fcoilcompression spring |06. At thejouter ends of yokes 196, 91v are4 opposite substantially 'semi-,annular 'ridges H0 engaging the frustoconical portions 93, 94 of rod90. When the rod 90 lis'in a position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the brake `is in actuating position and the' clutch is neutral.

' Upon moving the lever handle '85 in one direc-y tion, rod 99 is shifted axially to the right, looking ata-Fig., l, torelease the brake andY clutch the spindle to lthe sleeve.49. Upon moving the lever handle 85 in an opposite direction, rod 90' shifts to the left to release the brake and connect the other side of the clutch to the gear 62 for drivingthefspindle through the back gear- It will now be, understood that for theA high speed rangeno gearsare used for driving the spindle thus eliminating any possible chatter marks on the work piece. The drive is by means of lelastic belts providing a smooth drive.

kItrwill be furthermore noted ,that= the sleeve 41 being journalled directly in thehousing does Vnot transmit bending moment tothe spindle.

of the brake may be easily affected, K Itwill thusV be seen that` there is kprovided ra olevicein which the several objectsof this infvention are achieved andgwhich is well adapted tog'rneet the conditions 'of practical use;

changes might be made in the embodiment above lset forth,it yis to be understood that all-Ymatte'r herein set `forth or shown in the vaccompanying not in; aflimiting sense. y

y Having l'thus described my invention, I claim drawingsis to be interpreted as illustrative and 'as new and desireto jsecurexbyk Letters Patent: f,

`1. In a headstock, ahous'ing, a pair of spaced bearings in the housing,"a ,spindle journalled within said bearings, a sleeve telescoped on said spindle, bearings in said housing to support said sleeve, means to clutch sa'id'rsleeve to said spindle,

aj bearing' onsaid spin'dlefa4 gear On said last lnamedl bearing, 'a' back' shaft'- parallel to the spindle and journalled within saidhou'singfagear Yonv said sleeve, gears on 'r said A"sh'a'fiineslfiing rel6 'spectively with thef gear ori-said bearing and the gear' on" said sleeve,- and" means y to clutch: the gear 'nA said bearing, to said spindle, saidsleeve; clutch mea'nsand bearing on the spindle being located between themfirst namedpair of bearings'.v

2. In a headstockfa housing, a spindle jour.- nalled thereon, a sleeve telesooped on saidspindle and iournalled on said housing, a gear onA said spindle, back gears.i connecting said sleeve and gear, a pair of clutch means to selectively clutch the spindlet=fthesleeve or gear, a brake onsaid spindle,f meansl to simultaneously releaselthe brake and actuate one ofsaid clutchfmeans, ak

4;-In-afheadstock, a hous1ng,a spindlefjour.-

nalled thereon', avsleeveA .on the spindle', a gear f on said-spindlespaced from the sleeve, .a pair of clutchmeans' to vselectively clutch, the spindle to said-sleeve or gear, a'ringonrsaid'spindle adapted to `aotuatesaid clutch'vmeans, a fork pivoted to said housingVone'arm'of the fork havingmeans tofeng'age said ring,.a rodpivoted to another, arm of theforlga brake on the s'pindlaandmeans oni the 'rod to operate said brake.

`5'. In a headstock,.a housing, a spindle .journalled thereon, a sleeve on Ythe spindle, aL gear on saidspindle spaced from the sleeve, av pair; of clutch lmeans to selectively clutch .the-'spindle .-to said sleeve or gear, a ring on saidspindleadapted to actuate said clutch means, a fork pivoted to said housing, one arm of the fork having means to engage said=ring, a rodpivoted to another arm ofthe fork', abrake on thespindle, meanson the rodv to operate said brake, and a lever-iixed to said fork for oscillating' Vthe same. n Y

6. vIn a headstock, ay housing, a spindleijour.- nalled thereon, a sleeve on the spindle, a'gear on said spindle yspaced from the sleevefapair of clutch means to selectively clutch the spindle to said sleeve or gea-r, a ring on said spindle adapted Y As various possible embodiments might .be made ,of the above invention, andas various to actuate said :clutch means, a Afork pivoted to saidY housing, one armof the fork vhaving means v to engage said ring, a rod pivoted to another arm ofthe fork, a brake onthe-spindle, means on the rod toreleaseisaid brake, andaflever fixed to said Vforkfor oscillating the-same, said Vrod having a groove and said brake comprising a pairof yokes having ridges engaged in said groove,f ,saidv rod beingV adapted to open up said yokes when said rod is shifted axially in either direction. 1;; v

y "7. A h'eadstock comprising a housing, a pair of spaced bearings in the housing, a hollow spindle journalled withinl said bearings, asleeve telescoped on said-` spindle,.` bearings Ain said housing to support said sleeve, means to clutch, said sleeve on'saidbearing to said spindle.

to said-spindle, a bearing on said spindle, agear on said last bearing, a back shaftparallel to' the spindle andjournalledwithin said housing, a gear onv said sleeve, lgears on .said .shaft-meshingre- 'spectivelywith the gear on said'bearing and the gearon said1-s'leeve,and. means to-clutchthe gear spindle journalled thereon, a sleeve telescODed on said spindle and journalled on said housing, a gear on said spindle, back gears connecting said sleeve and gear, a pair of clutch means to selectively clutch the spindle to the sleeve or gear, a brake on said spindle, and means to simultaneously release the brake and actuate one of said clutch means.

9. In a headstock, in combination, a spindle, a clutch sleeve fixed thereto, a pair of friction clutch means carried in spaced relation on the clutch sleeve including cam means, one f said clutchmeans including a sleeve, a pulley carried by the sleeve, means to drive the pulley, a gear carried by the sleeve, e, back shaft, a gear carried by the back shaftin mesh with the last named gear, the other of saidjclutch means including a gear, a pinion coacting with the last mentioned gear carried by thebackshaft, brake means engagingthe spindle and manually actuatable shiftable means formed with opposed cam surfaces coacting with saidV clutchmeans to selectively actuate the clutch means and release the brake means.

10. In a headstock, in combination, a spindle, a clutch sleeve fixed thereto, apair of clutch means carried in spaced relation'on the clutch sleeve, onev o f said clutch means comprising a sleeve, means to drive the sleve, a gear carried by the sleeve, a back shaft, a gear carried by the back shaft in meshwith the last named gear, the other of said clutch means comprising a gear, a pinion coacting with the last mentioned gear carried by the back shaft, brake means engaging the spindle; and shiftable means to selectively actuate the clutch meansand release the brake means.

l1. In a headstock,.in combination, a spindle, a clutch sleevev xed thereto, a pair of clutch means carried in spaced relation on the clutch sleeve comprising cam means, one of said clutch means comprising a sleeve, means to drive the sleeve, aback shaft, driving connections between the sleever and the back shaft, vdriving connections between the other of said clutch means and the back shaft, brake means engaging the spindle, andshiftable means formed with opposed cam surfaces coacting with the clutch cam means to selectively actuate the clutch means and release thebrake means. Y s

12. In a headstock, in combination, a spindle, a clutch sleeve fixed thereto, a pair of clutch means carried in spaced relation on the clutch sleeve, a pulley. carried by one of said `clutch means, `means to drive the pulley, a back shaft, driving connections between the pulley andthe back shaft, driving connections between the other of said clutch means and the back shaft, brake means engaging the spindle, and means to Yselec- -tively actuate the clutch lmeans and release the brake means. l

' 13. Ina headstock, in combination, a spindle, a clutch sleeve xed thereto, a pair of clutch means carried in spaced relation on the clutch sleeve including cam means, one of said clutch means comprising a sleeve, means to drive the sleeve, aback shaft, driving connectionsbetween the back shaft and the sleeve, driving connec'v for rotation, a backshaft parallel vto the spindle, a gear fixed to said sleeve for rotation therewith, a gear on the back shaft meshing with the gear on the sleeve, a second gear on said back shaft, a gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft, means to selectively clutch the spindle to the sleeve or to the gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft, a pulley on the sleeve, and an endless belt to drive ther pulley, the bearing means on the housing for supporting the sleeve being disposed between the pulley and one of the spindle bearings. v

15. In a headstocha housing,.a pair of spaced bearings on the housing, a hollow spindle journalled in said bearings, a sleeve surrounding said spindle and disposed between said bearings, bearing means on thehousing to support said sleeve for rotation, a back shaft parallel to the spindle, a gear Xed to said sleeve for rotation therewith, a gear on the back shaft meshing with the gear on the sleeve, a second gear on said back shaft, a gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft, means to selectively clutch the spindle to the sleeve or to the gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft,a pulley on the sleeve, and an endless belt to drive the pulley, the bearing means on the housing for lsupporting the sleeve being disposed between the pulley and one of the spindle bearings, said clutch means being located between the sleeve bearing means and said one of said spindle bearings.

i6. In a headstock, a housing, a pair of spaced bearings on the housing, a hollow spindle journalledin said bearings, a sleeve surrounding said spindle and disposed between said bearings, bearing means'on the housing to support said sleeve for rotation, a back shaft parallel to the spindle, a gear xed to said sleeve for rotation therewith, a gear on the back shaft meshing with the gear on the sleeve, a second gear on said back shaft, a gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft, means to selectively clutch the spindle to the sleeve or to the gear meshing with the second gear on the back shaft, a pulley on the sleeve, and an endless belt to drive the pulley, the bearing means on the housing for supporting the sleeve being disposed between the pulley and one of the spindle bearings, said clutch means being located between the sleeve bearing means and said one of said spindle bearings, said clutch being located between the two gears on the back shaft.

17. A headstock comprising a housing, said housing having parallel walls, and an extension beyond one of said parallel walls formed with an opening, said housing being further formed with a party located inl said extension and spaced from the inner rim of said opening, and from said one of. said parallel walls,` a cover for the opening in said extension, the other of said parallelwalls and said part being formed with aligned bearings, a spindle journalled in said bearings, the first of said parallel walls being formed with a through opening through which said spindle passes, bearing means within said through opening, Ya sleeve surrounding said spindle and jour- `nailed insaid last-mentioned bearing means, a

baci; shaft within said housing, bearing means in'said parallel walls to support said back shaft,

' second gear on-the back shaft, means to selectively, Clutch said spindle i0 Said sleeve' v01' to the gear which meshes with the second gear on the back shaft, said sleeve projecting beyond said second parallel wall and into said extension of said housing, a pulley fixed to the portion of the sleeve which projects into said extension of the housing, said pulley being located between said part of'said housing and said first parallel wall,

and an endless belt on said pulley adapted tobe removed from the housing by removing said cover to permit the belt to be moved through the of said parallel walls and said part being provided with bearings, a spindle journalled within said bearings, and extending through said housing and extension, the rst of said parallel walls being formed with a through opening, bearing means within said through opening, a sleeve supported by said bearing means and surrounding said spindle, a back shaft between said parallel walls, a driving connection between said back shaft and sleeve, means to selectively clutch said spindle to said sleeve or back shaft, said sleeve having a portion projecting into said extension, a pulley xed to the extending portion of said sleeve, said pulley .being located between said part and said first parallel wall, an endless belt on said pulley, said belt being movable between the space between said part and the inner rim of said extension upon removing said cover.

19. In a headstock, a housing, a spindle journalled thereon, a sleeve telescoped on said spindle and journalled on said housing, a gear on said spindle, back gears connecting said sleeve vand gear, a pair of clutch means to selectively clutch the spindle to the sleeve orrgear, a brake on said spindle, means to simultaneously release the brake and actuate one of said clutch means, and means to rotate said sleeve.

20. In a headstock, a housing, a pair of spaced bearings in the housing, a spindle journalled within said bearings', a sleeve telescoped on said spindle, bearings in said housing to support said sleeve, means to clutch said sleeve to said spin,-v dle, a bearing on said spindle, a gear on said last bearing, a back shaft parallel to the spindle and journalled within said housing, a gear on said sleeve, gears on said shaft meshing respectively with the gear on said bearing and the gear on said sleeve, and means to clutch the gear on said bearing, to said spindle.

ROBERT KURZWEIL. 

